HR Excellence in Research
RFSAT Limited seeks to obtain the European Commission’s European Charter for Researchers identifies the functions, responsibilities and rights of researchers and their employers. Its objective is to ensure that the relationship between these parties facilitates sound knowledge generation, transfer and sharing, while supporting researchers in their careers from the outset. The Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers was developed to make the procedure for selecting staff fairer and more transparent. The HR Excellence in Research award would therefore certify that RFSAT Limited complies with the general principles of the Charter and Code.
With its Declaration of Commitment, RFSAT Limited took the first step in developing a human resources strategy based upon the principles of the Charter and Code. A working group was created in order to perform an internal audit, which will collect information directly from researchers, technicians and support staff through a questionnaire. Once this audit has been completed, a series of actions will be proposed to ensure continual improvement and an Action Plan will be produced, acting as the foundation for developing a strategy for excellence in HR.
Recognition of the efforts of RFSAT Limited to establish a coherent, overarching HR strategy and to improve internal practice will increase its visibility at an international level and help to attract and retain talent, by providing a quality guarantee to researchers, technicians and support staff. It will also improve the position of RFSAT Limited when applying for competitive funding, not only at a European level (given that the European Union will value this kind of accreditation when granting research funding), but also at a national level, where it is also considered to provide added value.